Today, at UMD, I watched one of the strangest films I have ever seen called "Triangle of Sadness.". This is a foreign film written in English. The film is a satire or a black comedy. Some parts are disgusting. Our audience was prepped by being told that all liquids seen on the film are merely colored water. The only actor I recognized was Woody Harrelson and his performance was less than stellar. The first part is about two models, Carl and YaYa, who are dating. Carl and YaYa argue about gender roles and who should pay for dinner. The second part is on a yacht. The crew is told to accommodate any whims by the customer. Carl and YaYa are on the yacht too. One Russian customer wants the crew to go swimming in the sea. Even the kitchen crew goes swimming which spoils the food. The captain of the ship (Woody Harrelson) and a Russian guy named Dimitry have a drunken discussion on communism and capitalism over the ship's microphone during a storm during the stormy night. The third section is the aftermath after the yacht. This was my favorite part. The ending was left up to the viewer's discretion. In the group of twenty people that I was with, half agreed with me that a woman was murdered on the beach. The other half thought there was no murder or they didn't care if there was a murder or not. This is definitely not a Hollywood type movie. This film won awards at the Cannes film festival and an 8 minute standing ovation. "Triangle of Sadness" is a different kind of film and maybe that is what we need these days, something different.
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